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our wolf blitzer. wolf, it is breaking news, so, of course, i'm anchoring. it feels like this week, i've done every single story. so what do you make of this coming at almost 11:00 eastern, maybe 10:15, 10:30 on a sunday night. is it about the right time? the timing right on on this? >> i think, basically, they wanted to get this done tomorrow. and usually what they do, they sort of informally leak it a few days earlier, they get the final three or four names out there to make sure that there's no big surprise, and so people will get the finalist, the three or four finalists which we got in the last few days and then they've got to at some point tell the person bhost going to get the nomination that that person has the nomination and then word starts to get out. it should be a surprise. the president's schedule tomorrow, i was just looking at it, he's got a bunch of closed-door events, no plk events, so this would be a huge public event, probably if you take a look at what happened when sonia sotomayor was formally announced, you know, they sort of just leak
our wolf blitzer. wolf, it is breaking news, so, of course, i'm anchoring. it feels like this week, i've done every single story. so what do you make of this coming at almost 11:00 eastern, maybe 10:15, 10:30 on a sunday night. is it about the right time? the timing right on on this? >> i think, basically, they wanted to get this done tomorrow. and usually what they do, they sort of informally leak it a few days earlier, they get the final three or four names out there to make sure that...
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i want to get back to wolf blitzer in washington. wolf, there's still a lot of politics to work out and a lot of dotting the "is" and crossing the "ts" in washington. >> they always say the devil is in the details. certainly it will be in the details when the senate members of the house look at the language. kate bolduan, up on capitol hill, what are you seeing up there now, kate? >> hey, there, wolf. well just a little bit of information on kind of the path forward. obviously members of both parties want their members to actually see the legislation, they need to discuss that. but on the path forward there's always this question of the procedure, is there enough time actually to get any piece of legislation, any prom economize through the house and through the senate, just procedurally in time. i've got a little reporting probably some good news for people watching this this evening from the top senate democratic aide. they say the senate is going to go first in this procedure. they're going to take up the compromise measure first a
i want to get back to wolf blitzer in washington. wolf, there's still a lot of politics to work out and a lot of dotting the "is" and crossing the "ts" in washington. >> they always say the devil is in the details. certainly it will be in the details when the senate members of the house look at the language. kate bolduan, up on capitol hill, what are you seeing up there now, kate? >> hey, there, wolf. well just a little bit of information on kind of the path...
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wolf blitzer. don, thank you very much, happening now we're live here on the national mall right here in washington, d.c. where the inauguration weekend is in full swing. crowds have been out all day, with festivities and parties, right now, an all-star concert. on monday, the main event, hundreds of thousands of people will gather here to watch president obama take the oath of office for his second term. i'm wolf blitzer here in washington, together with kate baldwin, and you're in beginning right now, the kids' inaugural concert right here, about to begin, among the performers, katy perry, and usher, and the cast of "glee". >> pop culture, wolf blitzer's two favorite things, you love to sing. >> i sure do. >> they are highlighting the support for military families, cnn's brooke baldwin is kicking things off. give us a little taste. >> reporter: i love that you outed wolf blitzer, he is so hip to pop culture, he was all about lady gaga, i'm here to tell you, we'll see katy, usher, i was back stage
wolf blitzer. don, thank you very much, happening now we're live here on the national mall right here in washington, d.c. where the inauguration weekend is in full swing. crowds have been out all day, with festivities and parties, right now, an all-star concert. on monday, the main event, hundreds of thousands of people will gather here to watch president obama take the oath of office for his second term. i'm wolf blitzer here in washington, together with kate baldwin, and you're in beginning...
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wolf blitzer is in korea. i'm suzanne malveaux. you're in the "situation room." >>> an extraordinary and exclusive assignment by wolf blitzer inside one of the world's most isolated and secretive countries. north korea. wolf is the only broadcast journalist selected to accompany new mexico governor bill richardson on a mission aimed at defusing tension between north and south korea which many fear may be on the brink of war. the telegadelegation is set to with the nuclear negotiator this weekend. communication with wolf was sporadic. but he was able to call in. >> thanks, suzanne. i'm in pyongyang. it's early saturday morning already. the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, current outgoing governor of new mexico, bill richardson, he had what he called very important meetings friday with the vice minister in charge of foreign affairs for the united states. they met for an hour and a half over at the foreign ministry and last night had an informal dinner, banquet, in which they could go through some of the more specific is
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really far. ♪ >>> i'm wolf blitzer in beijing this morning. early morning thursday, already here, we're getting ready to head off to north korea in the next fewer hours. i'm here with governor bill richardson, the former ambassador of the united nations. he's been invited by the north koreans to go there. i'm going along to cover this trip and we'll speak with him in just a moment. tom foreman is standing by. this is an incredibly tense moment. the tensions may be the most serious since 1953. set the scene for us. what is going on with north korea's missile capability. >> that is one of the reasons that it's so tense. it's a relatively small area and it's been building up power over time. let's zoom in here to look at what we do know, which is somewhat limited. they have three main types of missiles that we pay attention to. the scud missile, you've heard a lot about it. it's a limited range. if i show you how far it will go, it's about 200 miles. it's not a huge range. it hit south korea and half of that country, if you're firing from the mid
really far. ♪ >>> i'm wolf blitzer in beijing this morning. early morning thursday, already here, we're getting ready to head off to north korea in the next fewer hours. i'm here with governor bill richardson, the former ambassador of the united nations. he's been invited by the north koreans to go there. i'm going along to cover this trip and we'll speak with him in just a moment. tom foreman is standing by. this is an incredibly tense moment. the tensions may be the most serious...
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wolf blitzer, thank you very much. enjoyed your coverage just last hour. make sure you stay with us because we're going to be all over the story throughout the show. democratic senator ben cardin is going to join me at the half-hour for more perspective on these very fluid debt talks. i want you to listen to this -- >> stepped back, pulled my glock 40 and put ten bullet in your [ bleep ]. until you drop. >> that is an ohio police officer caught on tape threatening a motorist. and apparently it's not his first incident caught on camera. we're going to show you the video. it's gone viral. we're going to talk about the case with our legal contributor, holly hughes. you'll hear it, as well. >>> many of you are asking questions. you can reach out to us on twitter or facebook. check out "transparent." ake spee in servicing clients that serve our country. my name is marjorie reyes. i'm a chief warrant officer. i am very grateful and appreciative that quicken loans can offer service members va loans. it was very important for me to be able to close and refinance m
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it pays to discover. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. we're live here in charlotte as we wait for the democrats to gavel in this third and final night of the national convention. tonight, president obama and vice president biden make their pitch for a second term. but it's not just politics tonight. we've also got musical star power. coming up in a few minutes, james taylor, he will perform live. and marc anthony, he will sing the national anthem. you'll see it, you'll hear it here in "the situation room." we're not where we thought we'd be for tonight's festivities. the program was supposed to be held at the bank of america stadium but was moved back here to the convention hall because of concerns about the weather. president obama expressed regret about the change on a conference call with a lot of supporters, but he said it was the safety issue. let's bring back our chief political analyst gloria borger and chief political correspondent candy crowley. the dynamics, candy, of moving it would be 65,000 or 75,000 people at the huge bank
it pays to discover. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. we're live here in charlotte as we wait for the democrats to gavel in this third and final night of the national convention. tonight, president obama and vice president biden make their pitch for a second term. but it's not just politics tonight. we've also got musical star power. coming up in a few minutes, james taylor, he will perform live. and marc anthony, he will sing the national anthem. you'll see it, you'll hear it here in "the...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." but we begin with major developments involving cell phone use and you. information that you need to know right now. the world health organization for the first time has raised a serious possibility of a link between cell phone use and cancer. here's our report. what did this world health organization report conclude? >> the who concluded that cell phone are a possible carcinogen for humans. this is a really big deal. we've never had a group this large, this prestigious that said that there may be a link between cell phones and cancer. this now puts cell phones into a category with several other things. the who says that, for example, lead is a possible carcinogen and engine exhaust is also and chloroform. that gives us an idea of how seriously they are taking us. >> should we all be freaking out? we all use cell phones. >> one of the things that i worry about is that people are going to hear me and freak out and feel that they are toxic and shouldn't be
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." but we begin with major developments involving cell phone use and you. information that you need to know right now. the world health organization for the first time has raised a serious possibility of a link between cell phone use and cancer. here's our report. what did this world health organization report conclude? >> the who concluded that cell phone are a possible carcinogen for humans. this is a really big deal. we've never...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> and the breaking news is intense indeed. >> translator: president mubarak has decided to step down. [ cheering ] michael holmes, just a few words from the vice president omar suleiman that hosni mubarak is stepping down and the thousands, the hundreds of thousands, the millions of people began to celebrate. >> it's ironic, isn't it, wolf, that yesterday there was so much buildup, so much anticipation and expectation about what hosni mubarak would say. then a giant letdown when it became a meandering. this time it came up quickly. it was over quickly. look what happened. we're going to nic robertson now. he's been there for days now. he's in the egyptian capital and joins us now. nic, i know you've been swamped by protesters, now sell bray tors, all night, all day. tell us what's going on and then we'll talk a little more. >> this is relief. this is joyousness. this is celebration time. mohamed, what does it mean for you
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> and the breaking news is intense indeed. >> translator: president mubarak has decided to step down. [ cheering ] michael holmes, just a few words from the vice president omar suleiman that hosni mubarak is stepping down and the thousands, the hundreds of thousands, the millions of people began to celebrate. >> it's ironic, isn't it, wolf, that yesterday there was so much buildup,...
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i'll do what i can, next year, wolf blitzer the cover. hi, good to see you. >> good to be here in atlanta for a special reason. you know why i come to atlanta this time of the year every year. >> we couldn't tell the people when i was in "the situation room" last week. >> we know why i'm here and i tweeted about it earlier! we've pulled up your tweets. >> you're here because of the b.e.t. soul train awards. we're taping, fox theatre here in atlanta and it will air on centric and b.e.t. the sunday after thanksgiving. that's me, cedrick the entertainer and me. we've got good stuff coming up. you remember last year. >> can we talk about last year? >> see the guy standing next to me, paxton baker in the red, he's in charge. a good friend of mine from washington. >> last year was the dougie. do we have a new guest? >> we have dougie fresh and you know, we're friends, but we're not going to do the dougie. we've got something else. >> i've got sources who tell me you've been cooking up something new. >> we've got something. people are going to h
i'll do what i can, next year, wolf blitzer the cover. hi, good to see you. >> good to be here in atlanta for a special reason. you know why i come to atlanta this time of the year every year. >> we couldn't tell the people when i was in "the situation room" last week. >> we know why i'm here and i tweeted about it earlier! we've pulled up your tweets. >> you're here because of the b.e.t. soul train awards. we're taping, fox theatre here in atlanta and it will...
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. >> wolf blitzer stand by. gloria borger, stand by as well. i want to get to jeffrey toobin right now. jeffrey, the nine, the nine. it elana kagan was in your book and you were writing the nine a couple years from now, how might she fit into this scenario where t the other justices? >> i think what's most significant about her is she's never been a judge. as i said, there hasn't been a non-judge appointed to the supreme court since william rehnquist almost 40 years ago. and i think she will bring a real practicality, some real world smarts, and is something obama wants from her. he doesn't want an ivory tower intellectual. he said he wanted to break the monopoly of appellate court judges on the court. you know, once sandra day o'connor was replaced by samuel alito, all nine justices on the court, former appeal court judges. that never happened. and i think obama thinks it's not a healthy development. and the fact that kagan comes from a non-judge background is going do be something he hopes gives the court some real-world connection. >> okay.
. >> wolf blitzer stand by. gloria borger, stand by as well. i want to get to jeffrey toobin right now. jeffrey, the nine, the nine. it elana kagan was in your book and you were writing the nine a couple years from now, how might she fit into this scenario where t the other justices? >> i think what's most significant about her is she's never been a judge. as i said, there hasn't been a non-judge appointed to the supreme court since william rehnquist almost 40 years ago. and i think...
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i'm wolf blitzer. join us every day and at this time every weekend on cnn international. the news continues next on cnn. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everybody. i'm don lemon. welcome to our special coverage. we're covering all the glitz at the white house. some of the biggest names are in the nation's capitol right now for the correspondents association dinner. we're bringing it to you live. i want to tell you what you can expect to see tonight. famous faces on the red carpet, of course, and in just about an hour, the president and the first lady will be introduced there. then there is a presentation of colors and the singing of the national anthem, of course. the armed forces band will then perform until dinner is served and once it is over. this is what happens every year here. now, that's when the president will take over after, that but he is just the opening act. because the main act for tonight's show is the "tonight sho show"'s jay leno and you'll have a front row seat here on cnn as we take another look at the red carbohydrate arriv --
i'm wolf blitzer. join us every day and at this time every weekend on cnn international. the news continues next on cnn. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everybody. i'm don lemon. welcome to our special coverage. we're covering all the glitz at the white house. some of the biggest names are in the nation's capitol right now for the correspondents association dinner. we're bringing it to you live. i want to tell you what you can expect to see tonight. famous faces...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> right now the military is making a break from the don't ask don't tell policy about gays serving openly in the u.s. military. the new directive for military recruiters. chris, what are we learning? >> the pentagon is now telling the recruiters that if a candidate comes into the recruiting office, as long as he or she meets all of the normal guidelines, that candidate can openly admit they're gay and lesbian and their application will be processed. that's a major shift of what's gone on before. it's essentially a reflection of the fact that because of a recent ruling by a judge, don't ask don't tell right now is no longer the law of the land. now the recruiters are being told to manage these candidates' expectations. by that, i mean the government is fully expected to appeal this ruling. and they're telling candidates right up front, you know, that this don't ask don't tell repeal may not stay in effect, wolf. >> so this new policy for recruitment ma
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> right now the military is making a break from the don't ask don't tell policy about gays serving openly in the u.s. military. the new directive for military recruiters. chris, what are we learning? >> the pentagon is now telling the recruiters that if a candidate comes into the recruiting office, as long as he or she meets all of the normal guidelines, that candidate can openly admit they're gay and lesbian and their...
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noining me now are wolf blitzer from pyongyang. he's been over there coffering bill richardson in these delegadel delicate times for knot crnorth. give me a sen that you first learned that north korea was backing off and would not retaliate against the south for the south live fire exercises? >> it's interesting. throughout the days i was here covering richardson's talks. i kept hearing some -- at least private comments to me as a reporter that seemed to be a little more moderate, a little bit more responsible than some of the earlier statements they made for propaganda purposes. b i assume that once the south koreans began the live fire exercise, that the north koreans would respond with some sort of retaliation. that's the statement going to the exercise that they made. i assume when you make a statement like that, you're not going to back down. it was not only encouraging but surprising to me, at least, when they formally said, you know what? we're not going to respond militarily. right now it's not worth it. with hindsight, it
noining me now are wolf blitzer from pyongyang. he's been over there coffering bill richardson in these delegadel delicate times for knot crnorth. give me a sen that you first learned that north korea was backing off and would not retaliate against the south for the south live fire exercises? >> it's interesting. throughout the days i was here covering richardson's talks. i kept hearing some -- at least private comments to me as a reporter that seemed to be a little more moderate, a...
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our own wolf blitzer there with a small delegation. governor bill richardson, and perhaps a message from the north korean government delivered here through the special and exclusive trip. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] breathe, socket. just breathe. we know it's intimidating. instant torque. top speed of 100 miles an hour. that's one serious machine. but you can do this. any socket can. the volt only needs about a buck fifty worth of charge a day, and for longer trips, it can use gas. so get psyched. this is a big step up from the leafblower. the 2011 chevrolet volt. it's more car than electric. three. two. one. ♪ don't cha wish your work phone was hot like me?... ♪ the droid pro by motorola knows you need business on the go. with its powerful 1 gigahertz processor... ♪ da da da don't cha... ♪ its globetrotting wi-fi hotspotting swagger... it knows you want a rich web experience with adobe flash and access to over 100,000 android apps. finally a work phone worth taking home. i took emergen-c. with 1,000 milligrams of
our own wolf blitzer there with a small delegation. governor bill richardson, and perhaps a message from the north korean government delivered here through the special and exclusive trip. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] breathe, socket. just breathe. we know it's intimidating. instant torque. top speed of 100 miles an hour. that's one serious machine. but you can do this. any socket can. the volt only needs about a buck fifty worth of charge a day, and for longer trips, it can use...
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wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? choosing advil®. here's one story. i'm sean. i switched to advil® 10 months ago. biking can be really tough on the lower back and your upper thighs. you have some nasty aches and pains. i really like advil® because it takes care of it all. neck ache, shoulder pain and definitely lower back pain. i use advil® because my wife, she's a nurse, she recommended it. [ male announcer ] make the switch. take action. take advil®. save on advil® with our special coupon in select newspapers this sunday. save on advil® with our special coupon how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only com
wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? choosing advil®. here's one story. i'm sean. i switched to advil® 10 months ago. biking can be really tough on the lower back and your upper thighs. you have some nasty aches and pains. i really like advil®...
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i'm wolf blitzer, and you are in i'm wolf blitzer, and you are in the "situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> it is the largest case of its kind in fbi history, 133 people, including 89 law enforcement officers are being charged in a massive crackdown on police corruption in puerto rico, and it is the result of a two-year undercover investigation of police alle allegedly protecting drug dealers in exchange for cash. jeanne meserve is joining us with more. jeanne, what do we know about this case? >> well, wolf, it is the largest case of police corruption in the history of the fbi and taking 189 suspects into custody this morning was a major undertaking. 750 fbi agents were flown in from all across the united states bringing to about 1,000 the number involved in the takedown. puerto rican police participated, too, and there were no tipoffs to those arrested. those arrested including national and local police officers and correctional officers and national guard and army soldiers as well as civilians. >> in the end it does not matter if the corruption is national or lo
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wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs g of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas stations through september. it pays to discover. >>> an update in the death of a man shot in the back of the head in a police car. was it suicide or homicide. today the autopsy report was released, we'll have the result when is we come back. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. >>> welcome back. crim
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wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? >>> an update in the death of a abigail higgins had... ...a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit. which provided for their every financial need. and then, in one blinding blink of an eye, their tree had given its last. but with their raymond james financial advisor, they had prepared for even the unthinkable. and they danced. see what a raymond james advisor can do for you. [ male announcer ] act for kids, with maximum fluoride for up to 40% fewer cavities act. stronger teeth and better checkups in every bottle. >>> an update in the death of a man shot in the back of the head in a police car. was it suicide or homicide. today the autopsy report was released, we'll have the result when is we come back. >>> welcome back. crime and punishment tonight. an appeal hearing wrapped up in a criminal case we reported o
wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? >>> an update in the death of a abigail higgins had... ...a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit. which provided for their every financial need. and then, in one blinding blink of an eye,...
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i'm wolf blitzer sitting in for john king. every week john likes to get outside of washington and talk about the issues being debated right here in washington. an upclose look at how many in rural america worry their unique concerns and challenges might not fit with washington's debate over accessible and affordable health care. >> reporter: clay, west virginia, is tucked into the remote, rolling hills of coal country. the nearest hospital is 50 miles away on these winding, rural roads. with the poverty rate approaching 50%, many here could barely afford the drive, yet alone the care. like carl and elizabeth. >> if life and death depended on money, i'd just have to die. >> you would be dead right now? >> i would be dead right now. >> carl had a massive heart attack a little more than a month ago. first, a long ambulance ride and blood thinners at a local hospital and then medivaced to houston. >> and despite us not having any money and they treat us as if i were a king. >> reporter: he has diabetes and is legally blind. why wo
i'm wolf blitzer sitting in for john king. every week john likes to get outside of washington and talk about the issues being debated right here in washington. an upclose look at how many in rural america worry their unique concerns and challenges might not fit with washington's debate over accessible and affordable health care. >> reporter: clay, west virginia, is tucked into the remote, rolling hills of coal country. the nearest hospital is 50 miles away on these winding, rural roads....
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wolf blitzer's in north korea. i'm suzanne malveaux. and you're in the "situation room." >>> first, a breaking news and the $858 billion tax package president obama signed into law. republican and democratic leaders at his side, the president praised the bill signing as progress. and what the american people expect lawmakers to achieve. >> candidly speaking, there are some elements of this legislation that i don't like. there are some elements that members of my party don't like. there are some elements that republicans here today don't like. that's the nature of compromise. yielding on something each of us cares about to move forward on what all of us care about. and right now what all of us care about is growing the american economy and creating jobs for the american people. take it as a whole, that's what this package of tax relief is going to do. it's a good deal for the american people. this is progress, and that's what they sent us here to achieve. there will be moments, i am certain, over the next couple of years in which the hol
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wolf blitzer. and former presidential adviser david gergen. stephanie cutter said that mitt romney was possibly -- had possibly committed a felony. did it surprise you that president obama denied that today? >> well, you know, he was being very precise and he's a very precise kind of person, as all of us who have covered him over the years, know. he didn't say that -- he said no one actually accused him of committing a felony. stephanie cutter, the deputy campaign manager for the obama campaign, just said, if, in fact, he had done what was suggested, that potentially could have been a felony. so he was precise. it didn't surprise me because the president wants to be very precise in what he's saying. stephanie cu cutter was pretty precise. they're parsing words. if you will. >> i was surprised because stephanie cutter introduced the suggestion. wolf is right, she did not outright accuse romney of being a felon. she definitely suggested he might have committed a felony. in politics, that's considered over the line or below the belt. if we still
wolf blitzer. and former presidential adviser david gergen. stephanie cutter said that mitt romney was possibly -- had possibly committed a felony. did it surprise you that president obama denied that today? >> well, you know, he was being very precise and he's a very precise kind of person, as all of us who have covered him over the years, know. he didn't say that -- he said no one actually accused him of committing a felony. stephanie cutter, the deputy campaign manager for the obama...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> with just 27 days to go until the presidential election, we begin with mitt romney's bumpy day out there on the campaign trail. first, his campaign had to clarify something romney said earlier about abortion later. they said romney will stop telling a new story apparently designed to show his softer side. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta is in ohio right now on the road with the romney campaign. >> reporter: wolf, mitt romney's been trying to open up to voters in recent days telling stories of friends who have died, even service members who have died in combat. but the mother of one falling navy s.e.a.l.s. says she's offended as democrats accuse romney of trying to hide his true beliefs. it's been a staple of the stump speeches, the gop nominee talking about the deaths of friends, even soldier who is have inspired him. >> i've met some wonderful people. one was a former navy s.e.a.l.s. glen dougherty. and we chatted for a while. >>
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> with just 27 days to go until the presidential election, we begin with mitt romney's bumpy day out there on the campaign trail. first, his campaign had to clarify something romney said earlier about abortion later. they said romney will stop telling a new story apparently designed to show his softer side. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta is in ohio right now on the road with the romney campaign. >>...
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and now to wolf blitzer. back in washington hosting situation room. wolf? >>> president obama is closer to a high priority arms deal with russia. the republicans giving him what he wants. and the new head count, what it means for the 2012 election. stand by for the winners and the losers of the census results. behind the scenes of my extraordinary trip to nk north korea. my firsthand account of a dangerous hot spot and the prevention of it exploding to all-out war. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> start today in pyongyang, north carolina. flew to beijing, china. fwak here in the united states. landed about 2 1/2 hours ago. i can't tell you enough about this remarkable trip to north korea. stand by, we're going to take you inside. but, first, it now looks as though president obama will pull off a hard fought win in the closing days of congress. just a little while ago, the senate voted to end debate on the stark nuclear arms reduction treaty with russia. that clears it way for a final vote tomorrow. let's bring in the senior congressiona
and now to wolf blitzer. back in washington hosting situation room. wolf? >>> president obama is closer to a high priority arms deal with russia. the republicans giving him what he wants. and the new head count, what it means for the 2012 election. stand by for the winners and the losers of the census results. behind the scenes of my extraordinary trip to nk north korea. my firsthand account of a dangerous hot spot and the prevention of it exploding to all-out war. i'm wolf blitzer....
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blitzer, right. >> wolf blitzer. >> obviously, and doug e. fresh. >> and doug e. fresh. we'll all be watching, i can promise you that, wolf. thank you. how do i go on from there? >>> another cnn equals politics update in 30 minutes. you can also get the political news online. go to cnnpolitics.com or go to twitter@politicalticker. >>> final check here of the billboard as it is all closing down for the day. the dow up 24 points, just about, 11,202. not too bad. pretty big day yesterday. gm finally going public. quick reminder, you can always get the latest numbers at cnnmoney.com. >>> passengers are revolting now at the airports. accusations of groping, even abuse, but wait until you hear what they're doing at this one airport that may have all of us rethinking our own security. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> tens moments 34,000 feet in the air. >> the pilot came on and said we've got a little problem up here in the cockpit. >> a pilot spots a crack in the windshield. wait until you see and hear what happens next. >>> a cab driver ac
blitzer, right. >> wolf blitzer. >> obviously, and doug e. fresh. >> and doug e. fresh. we'll all be watching, i can promise you that, wolf. thank you. how do i go on from there? >>> another cnn equals politics update in 30 minutes. you can also get the political news online. go to cnnpolitics.com or go to twitter@politicalticker. >>> final check here of the billboard as it is all closing down for the day. the dow up 24 points, just about, 11,202. not too...
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blitzer. we continue to follow the results in egypt where reports of widespread looting and lawlessness are rampant. we received word of a mass serve prison break near cairo. cnn went there saturday to investigate what was leaderly a dangerous and deadly situation. >> reporter: when we got to the prison, a gun battle was still raging inside. they advised us to leave and inmates had escaped and stolen many weapons from the arsenal. the problem is not just the prisoners got out, this man told us. the problem is the prisoners got out and took all the weapons with them. the townspeople later told us looters later stormed the prison and went on a shooting rampage and still dead bodies on the premises. no police around. a total breakdown of law enforcement. we came past half a dozen police stations looted and torched. local citizens are banding together, arming themselves, trying to protect their neighborhoods. in this neighborhood, they stopped a stolen car full of armed men, one carrying an automa
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wolf blitzer thank you again. wolf is there at constitution hall. that is the home of tomorrow night's gop presidential debate. tomorrow night, only here on cnn. >>> up next, michelle obama booed. >> they were doing something good. >> okay, so why did we just show you chad myers? >> the former nascar reporter. he weighed in earlier. here is the thing. forget the politics, what makes this moment more controversial involves the people standing next to her. joe johns has the political pop next. >>> the new came out at yesterday's nascar race. not for joe johns but for the first lady. joe, why? >> you know, brooke, it is one of those moments that tells you how polarized we are. the first lady and wife of vice president, joe biden, and they are there with military. there is supposed to be thousands of active duty military and their families there. if you have been to nascar race, and i have, you know it is chaotic in the stand. hard it hear anything. but why don't we roll the tape and you can listen and tell me if you heard any booing. i'm pretty sure i
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i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening. i'm john king reporting tonight. when the historic college of william and mary in williamsburg, virginia. tonight donald trump endorses mitt romney in vegas of all places. also virginia talks about newt gingrich's vow to fight through the southern proom rest and what he would say if asked to join the republican ticket. and former defense secretary robert gates talks exclusively to us about how fast to pull out of afghanistan and how much he agrees with his former boss's agrees with his former boss's gop critics. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin with today's verbal fireworks on capitol hill in washington on the face of pointed attacks by republicans, the attorney general eric holder today rejected calls for his resignation and refused to take the blame for a program that sent u.s. guns to mexico's drug gangs in an effort to trace gun smuggling. attorney general holder says he shut down the program dubbed operation fast and furious shortly after it came to his attentio
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he will be on wolf blitzer tomorrow. mitt romney, you don't even have to wait until tomorrow. he's on piers morgan. brooke, back to you. >> paul, thank you so much. >>> a quick reminder, before we go to break, live pictures inside of the sheraton hotel where we will be seeing new york congressman anthony weiner speaking within a matter of minutes. we'll bring that to you live. this comes just one week after the congressman is answering some questions. he was doing a the lo of talking after that lewd picture came from his twitter account. what will he be talking about here at the top of the hour? we don't yet know. we will soon find out. stay here. a lot of news. we'll be right back. [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ there's another way litter box dust:e purina tidy cats. tidy cats premium line of litters now works harder on dust. and our improved formulas neutralize odors better than ever in multiple-cat homes. so it's easier to keep your house smelling just the way you want it. purina tidy cats
he will be on wolf blitzer tomorrow. mitt romney, you don't even have to wait until tomorrow. he's on piers morgan. brooke, back to you. >> paul, thank you so much. >>> a quick reminder, before we go to break, live pictures inside of the sheraton hotel where we will be seeing new york congressman anthony weiner speaking within a matter of minutes. we'll bring that to you live. this comes just one week after the congressman is answering some questions. he was doing a the lo of...
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blitzer in washington, d.c. and anderson cooper, who is in cairo, continuing to cover the situation in egypt. we continue to follow the results in egypt where reports of widespread looting and lawlessness are rampant. we received word of a mass serve prison break near cairo. cnn went there saturday to investigate what was clearly a dangerous and deadly situation. >> reporter: when we got to the prison, a gun battle was still raging inside. local residents advised us to leave. inmates had escaped, they told us, and stole many weapons from the arsenal. the problem is not just the prisoners got out, this man told us. the problem is the prisoners got out and took all the weapons with them. the townspeople later told us looters later stormed the prison and went on a shooting rampage. and that there were still dead bodies on the premises. no police around. a total breakdown of law enforcement. we came past half a dozen police stations looted and torched. local citizens are banding together, arming themselves, trying t
blitzer in washington, d.c. and anderson cooper, who is in cairo, continuing to cover the situation in egypt. we continue to follow the results in egypt where reports of widespread looting and lawlessness are rampant. we received word of a mass serve prison break near cairo. cnn went there saturday to investigate what was clearly a dangerous and deadly situation. >> reporter: when we got to the prison, a gun battle was still raging inside. local residents advised us to leave. inmates had...
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i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> he's an american citizen and a radical cleric linked to terrorist attacks from the ft. hood massacre to the plot the other day. anmer al awlaki is wanted dead or alive, but now he's got a chilling new message. he says it's okay to kill americans, no permission needed. cnn's brian todd has details of this latest threat. what are you finding out? >> wolf, because anwar al awlaki is a religious figure in yemen, this is being taken very seriously. it's drawing one strong reaction from at least one quarter of the u.s. intelligence community. a message that prompts a u.s. counterterrorism official to say, quote, he's vile, american-born cleric anwar al awlaki wanted dead or alive by u.s. and yemeni authorities sendsute chilling call, giving militants blanket permission to kill americans. >> translator: do not seek any permission when it comes to the killing of the americans. finding the devil doesn't need a religious
i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> he's an american citizen and a radical cleric linked to terrorist attacks from the ft. hood massacre to the plot the other day. anmer al awlaki is wanted dead or alive, but now he's got a chilling new message. he says it's okay to kill americans, no permission needed. cnn's brian todd has details of this latest threat. what are you finding out? >> wolf, because...
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i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." it was a critical and much anticipated moment in that massive gulf oil disaster. this week for the first time in nearly three months, bp was able to stop the oil from leaking, at least temporarily. but what will it all mean for president obama who's been widely criticized for his handling of this crisis. i spoke about that and more with cnn political analyst gloria boringer. the white house right now, and you served four presidents has to be very careful and cautious. the president has had other white house officials behind the scenes, they can't start corking champagne bottles yet. >> there's a sense of relief that this was coming, but no one wants to send off any bouquets to bp. there's a pervasive sense in this country that if not for the recklessness of bp it would not have happened or it would have been stopped a long time ago. >> the president certainly has suffered a great deal, politically as a result of these three months. >> you remember during this crisis, which is now almo
i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." it was a critical and much anticipated moment in that massive gulf oil disaster. this week for the first time in nearly three months, bp was able to stop the oil from leaking, at least temporarily. but what will it all mean for president obama who's been widely criticized for his handling of this crisis. i spoke about that and more with cnn political analyst gloria boringer. the white house right now, and you served four presidents has...
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. >>> let's bring in wolf blitzers who is standing by -- wolf blitzer who is standing by in washington. i think a lot of attention is going to be focusing on pakistan and whether or not this country true she an ally in the war on terror. it seems the details being released now that pakistan was not involved in any of this. that osama bin laden was living so close to a military establishment and apparently so affluently and out -- not necessarily out in the open but standing out. does that raise questions over whether or not we can even trust pakistan anymore? >> well, there's no doubt, drew, as you know and many of our viewers know, that there are elements within the pakistani intelligence service, the isi, that officials don't trust because of the nature of their historic relationship not only with the taliban but with certain al qaeda elements in afghanistan and elsewhere, as well. there is a much better relationship with the political leadership. president zardari, for example. some of the foreign ministry types, certainly the pakistani ambassador in washington saying that. but ther
. >>> let's bring in wolf blitzers who is standing by -- wolf blitzer who is standing by in washington. i think a lot of attention is going to be focusing on pakistan and whether or not this country true she an ally in the war on terror. it seems the details being released now that pakistan was not involved in any of this. that osama bin laden was living so close to a military establishment and apparently so affluently and out -- not necessarily out in the open but standing out. does...
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also wolf blitzer in washington. isha sesay is in atlanta. >>> one week ago right now, it might have seemed impossible to imagine this level of turmoil in egypt. but on closer examination, the seas of dissent had been planted just waiting to erupt. cnn's suzanne malveaux joins us now to tell us when and where this all started. people around the world are shocked by what they're seeing but you could easily trace the roots. >> we all expressed a great deal of surprise when we saw egypt erupt but there were some signs. the last four weeks or so you had three different muslim countries that were in revolt. essentially that set up the perfect storm. starting with tunisia where an unemployed graduate student sets himself on fire after a city inspectors confiscated his unlicensed fruit cart, then allegedly slaps him. his death sparks unprecedented fury and protests against the government forcing tunisia's long-time president to flee. in algeria riots break out over rising food prices and a housing crisis. in yemen, students
also wolf blitzer in washington. isha sesay is in atlanta. >>> one week ago right now, it might have seemed impossible to imagine this level of turmoil in egypt. but on closer examination, the seas of dissent had been planted just waiting to erupt. cnn's suzanne malveaux joins us now to tell us when and where this all started. people around the world are shocked by what they're seeing but you could easily trace the roots. >> we all expressed a great deal of surprise when we saw...
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i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin with a shocking story. american soldiers allegedly killing for sport on the front lines in afghanistan. cnn has now obtained tapes in some cases confessions of the soldiers involved. three afghan civilians are dead. 12 u.s. army infantry men are accused. and the u.s. military is trying to explain how a rogue band of american soldiers killed for sport by day. drew griffin has been digging into this story. drew, tell our viewers here in the united states and around the world what you've learned. >> it's almost hard to believe, wolf. most troubling is the details are coming from the soldier s themselves, explaining to investigators how these three afghan men on three different occasions were pulled from their homes, stood up, shot, and blown up for no apparent reason. in the tapes obtained by cnn, the soldiers accused in their own words are not denying anything. but trying to explain how highly-trained sol
i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin with a shocking story. american soldiers allegedly killing for sport on the front lines in afghanistan. cnn has now obtained tapes in some cases confessions of the soldiers involved. three afghan civilians are dead. 12 u.s. army infantry men are accused. and the u.s. military is trying to explain how a rogue band of american soldiers killed for sport by day....
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wolf blitzer got himself some new glasses. i don't know, perhaps he saw someone wearing them, liked them and decided to pick up a pair for himself. i wonder where he could have possibly gotten that idea. now, i don't want to accuse wolf blitzer of going all single white female on me, but these glasses, they're kind of my thing. >> you can see when two undeniably hunk-tastic men like us work together, a rivalry is inevitably going to arise. yes, anderson may have gotten the glasses first and yes, his eyes may be ever so slightly steelier shade of blue than my own but i would like to point out that there is one area in which i am clearly better than anderson and that area is this. keeping composure when certain kinds of words come up. >> they saw an actual thespian, actually thespian -- >> they should thank their lucky stars it wasn't depar-two. sorry. all right. sorry. [ laughter ] >> by the way, a cup of that is going to cost you. if you're the adventurous type or you just like to splurge on crap -- [ laughter ] >> the tap fro
wolf blitzer got himself some new glasses. i don't know, perhaps he saw someone wearing them, liked them and decided to pick up a pair for himself. i wonder where he could have possibly gotten that idea. now, i don't want to accuse wolf blitzer of going all single white female on me, but these glasses, they're kind of my thing. >> you can see when two undeniably hunk-tastic men like us work together, a rivalry is inevitably going to arise. yes, anderson may have gotten the glasses first...
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wolf blitzer was here with me yesterday and talked about what the candidates can expect. >> these are all important races. but as i said earlier, i think these are good races for mitt romney. he's going to have a good february. but you know what, these other candidates, i don't think newt gingrich is going anywhere. i know ron paul is not going anywhere. i don't think rick santorum is about to leave. i think they're all going to stay in -- >> they want to. >> at least until super tuesday on march 6th. money is one thing. mitt romney has a ton of money. they all have their pro super pacs. they can stay in. they'll work away and they're all trying to get what they call free media, go on tv shows, talk about themselves. and so they'll be able to stay in through the month. >> even if they don't have face time in any number of those states leading up to march 6th, by way of the super pac money, the television ads, that will help keep them in the race even if the debates for some reason cease or -- >> if gingrich and santorum don't think they have a shot in the state, they're not going to s
wolf blitzer was here with me yesterday and talked about what the candidates can expect. >> these are all important races. but as i said earlier, i think these are good races for mitt romney. he's going to have a good february. but you know what, these other candidates, i don't think newt gingrich is going anywhere. i know ron paul is not going anywhere. i don't think rick santorum is about to leave. i think they're all going to stay in -- >> they want to. >> at least until...
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wolf blitzer and myself will break down the options. don't miss "get it done" right here on cnn. >>> another huge story in the debt talks is the tea party's influence on the house vote and speaker john boehner. that conversation is next with tea party official amy kramer. i, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better, and that means... game on! symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. [ whistle ] with copd, i thought i might miss out on my favorite tradition. now symbicort significantly improves my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. and that makes a difference in my breathing.
wolf blitzer and myself will break down the options. don't miss "get it done" right here on cnn. >>> another huge story in the debt talks is the tea party's influence on the house vote and speaker john boehner. that conversation is next with tea party official amy kramer. i, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> right now president obama appears to be losing the confidence of a powerful voter with a huge personal stake in the economy. we're talking about donald trump, the business tycoon and tv personality who knows more than most americans about hiring and, yes, firing. i sat down with him today inside trump tower here in new york city. we spoke about the economy, politics, and much, much more, including the economy. >> you're not convinced he can win re-election? >> i don't know if he can. i see such hate red and animosity. we see taxes going up. we see wars that we shouldn't be in. we see roadways going into manhattan that are falling apart and yet we're rebuilding afghanistan. i don't know if it's going to work out for him. >> a little taste of our wide ranging, lengthy, and i should say provocative interview. stand by to hear the complete interview, donald trump's take on the bush tax cuts, the tea party movement, and more. that's coming up here in "th
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> right now president obama appears to be losing the confidence of a powerful voter with a huge personal stake in the economy. we're talking about donald trump, the business tycoon and tv personality who knows more than most americans about hiring and, yes, firing. i sat down with him today inside trump tower here in new york city. we spoke about the economy, politics, and much, much more, including the economy. >>...
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to wolf blitzer now. wolf, i know what you think. i spoke to you last hour. i don't want to put words in your mouth. you said it's fair to say this was handled poorly, at least in your estimation. did the administration wait too long to try and resolve this issue. >> i think they should have worked all of this out long before kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services, made her announcement a couple weeks ago of this new policy that would give basically these catholic institutions like universities, hospitals, charities that employ a lot of people, a year in which there would be a grace period in which the new policy for everyone else would go into effect. they should have really worked this out in advance. they knew there would be opposition from the catholic bishops across the country. and i think they could have fi neszed it in a better way. there was a fierce debate. i don't know, fierce maybe is not the right word. but a significant debate within the white house itself on this policy including some of the pop catholics in the obama adminis
to wolf blitzer now. wolf, i know what you think. i spoke to you last hour. i don't want to put words in your mouth. you said it's fair to say this was handled poorly, at least in your estimation. did the administration wait too long to try and resolve this issue. >> i think they should have worked all of this out long before kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services, made her announcement a couple weeks ago of this new policy that would give basically these catholic...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> all that coming up, let's get to the breaking news. u.s. government agents say they have foiled an apparent terrorist plot in new york city. it's a bomb plot. and the suspect is in custody, will later be in court today. let's go straight to cnn's national correspondent susan candiotti, she's joining us from new york. what do we know, susan? >> hi, wolf. we know that this alleged plot had been underway for quite some time. an undercover sting operation being conducted by the fbi and the nypd to foil a planned plot to blow up the federal reserve bank here in lower manhattan. it's very close to wall street. and apparently it all went down, culminated in the alleged plot that went down today and that's when this man was arrested. he is only 21 years old. and apparently he was planning to take and detonate a 1,000-pound bomb, what he thought was a bomb, but it was inert, no member of the public was in danger becau
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> all that coming up, let's get to the breaking news. u.s. government agents say they have foiled an apparent terrorist plot in new york city. it's a bomb plot. and the suspect is in custody, will later be in court today. let's go straight to cnn's national correspondent susan candiotti, she's joining us from new york. what do we know, susan? >> hi, wolf. we know that this...
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wolf blitzer joining me from "situation room." and, wolf, president clinton, you know this, you covered him in '94, i think you were the chief white house correspondent. he lost both the house and the senate. he had to work with the republicans to get something done. when the republicans took charge of the house last night. given what happened to '94 comparing it now to 2010, how might obama fare with one house in his favor? >> well, arguably for -- for president clinton in 1994, remember, he was elected in '92 and he suffered a huge setback in '94, the democrats lost control of the house and the senate. arguably for him, it was probably the best thing politically because he turned things around and he got himself in 1996 re-elected when he ran against bob dole. he moved towards the center. he declared the era of big government is over. and he moved towards the center, what he used to call triangulating, the liberal side of the democratic party, the conservative side of the republican party. it worked. he got himself re-elected. t
wolf blitzer joining me from "situation room." and, wolf, president clinton, you know this, you covered him in '94, i think you were the chief white house correspondent. he lost both the house and the senate. he had to work with the republicans to get something done. when the republicans took charge of the house last night. given what happened to '94 comparing it now to 2010, how might obama fare with one house in his favor? >> well, arguably for -- for president clinton in...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're now only eleven days -- we're now only eleven days from the president election, and nowhere is the campaign battle being waged more fiercely than in the battleground state of ohio. 18 electoral votes are at stake there. president obama took them in 2008. our brand new cnn/orc poll is just coming in and it shows president obama leading in ohio right now 50% to mitt romney's 46%. but that's within the sampling error. it's a statistical tie in other words. our chief national correspondent john king is joining us. john, break down the numbers for us. no state right now is more important than ohio. >> you can make that case. no state is more important than ohio. you mention it's within the margin of error but yet another poll showing the president with a small lead in ohio. he's had that pretty much across the general election season. what's driving it right now? in a battleground state like ohio, the president is getting democrats, romney is getti
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're now only eleven days -- we're now only eleven days from the president election, and nowhere is the campaign battle being waged more fiercely than in the battleground state of ohio. 18 electoral votes are at stake there. president obama took them in 2008. our brand new cnn/orc poll is just coming in and it shows president obama leading in ohio right now 50% to mitt romney's 46%. but that's within the sampling error....
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." the health and human services secretary tells about 500 officials at a health summit here in washington, plans for the worst-case scenario regarding swine flu. the h1n1 virus. kathleen sebelius said the vaccine could be ready in october. but that's the virus that's never actually gone away. the fear is it will reappear with renewed strength in the united states come the flu season in the fall. let's talk about this and more with the homeland security secretary janet napolitano. madam secretary, thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you. >> it looks like it's pretty bitter in argentina, brazil, south america, below the equator right now. is that what we should be gearing up for come the flu season in the northern hemisphere? >> well, we have scientists monitoring what's going on in the southern hemisphere very carefully. also places like australia. to see if that gives us some clue as to what form of the virus we can expect to return to the united sta
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." the health and human services secretary tells about 500 officials at a health summit here in washington, plans for the worst-case scenario regarding swine flu. the h1n1 virus. kathleen sebelius said the vaccine could be ready in october. but that's the virus that's never actually gone away. the fear is it will reappear with renewed strength in the united states come the flu season in the fall. let's talk about this and more with the...
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listen to what he told cnn's wolf blitzer. >> sometimes a prank is a prank. that's why i am trying to treat it that way. hopefully, my marriage survives, my first anniversary. >> this whole scandal is the first many americans are learning about congressman wiener. let's take a look at his career outside of twitter gate. cnn's suzanne malveaux explains how the guy from brooklyn became a liberal fire brand in washington. >> reporter: anthony wiener is new york to the core, born in brooklyn to a lawyer and a school teacher. he went to a state university aiming to be a tv weatherman. when that didn't work, he turned to politics working for then congressman charles schumer and hanging out with good friend, comedian, jon stewart. six years after college, he mounted a long shot bit for new york city council. he turned his scrappy nature into votes and at age 27, became, at the time, the youngest person elected to the council. quickly becoming a thorn in the side of fellow counselman and new york may yoer, david dinkens. he jumped in and ran to replace him in the hou
listen to what he told cnn's wolf blitzer. >> sometimes a prank is a prank. that's why i am trying to treat it that way. hopefully, my marriage survives, my first anniversary. >> this whole scandal is the first many americans are learning about congressman wiener. let's take a look at his career outside of twitter gate. cnn's suzanne malveaux explains how the guy from brooklyn became a liberal fire brand in washington. >> reporter: anthony wiener is new york to the core, born...
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i'm wolf blitzer. we want to welcome those in the united states and around the world welcome to the "countdown to debt crisis". >> i'm don lemon at the cnn world head quarters in atlanta where we are tracking developments in washington and around the world. >> we do have breaking news coming in from nation's capital right here in washington. president obama now says an agreement is in place to raise the nation's debt ceiling, averting a potential default on the united states financial obligations. >> we have complete coverage on every angle of the story. what's in the deal, how it came about and how all the various players in this debate are reacting. we are keeping an eye on where traders are reacting to news of a deal. we need to get to jessica yellen our chief white house concerned correspondent the president came out a short time ago and said it appears a deal is in the works. not the perfect deal but one that will keep america from going into default. >> that's right, don. i have more information
i'm wolf blitzer. we want to welcome those in the united states and around the world welcome to the "countdown to debt crisis". >> i'm don lemon at the cnn world head quarters in atlanta where we are tracking developments in washington and around the world. >> we do have breaking news coming in from nation's capital right here in washington. president obama now says an agreement is in place to raise the nation's debt ceiling, averting a potential default on the united...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> let's begin with the breaking knew the united states senate killing hopes for repealing don't ask, don't tell any time soon. the senate democratic leader holding a critical vote. just moments ago, a vote virtually certain he and his party and his president would lose. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash is standing by in capitol hill. let's go to our pog correspondent, barbara starr, first. barbara, this is not only a setback for the president, the vice president but for the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs. >> absolutely, would. and at this hour, no word at all from defense secretary robert gates, admiral mullin, chairman of the joint chiefs about the vote on capitol hill within the last several minutes. within with the hour, secretary gates traveling overseas, no comment from the pentagon yet about all of this, but earlier this week, secretary gates, in fact, made some very unusual comments about this. it was
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> let's begin with the breaking knew the united states senate killing hopes for repealing don't ask, don't tell any time soon. the senate democratic leader holding a critical vote. just moments ago, a vote virtually certain he and his party and his president would lose. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash is standing by in capitol hill. let's go to our pog correspondent, barbara starr, first. barbara, this is...